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package eu.ecb.core.util.helper
{
	/**
	 * Utility class that contains constants to sort observations in 
	 * cross-sectional views.
	 *
	 * @author Karine Feraboli   
	 * @author Xavier Sosnovsky
	 */
	public class XSSortOrder
	{
		/**
		 * Sorts the observations, following the order of observations in the
		 * section.
		 */
		public static const SORT_SECTION_ORDER:String = "sort0";
		
		/**
		 * Sorts the observations in ascending order. 
		 */
		public static const SORT_ASC_ORDER:String = "sort1";
		
		/**
		 * Sorts the observations in descending order.  
		 */
		public static const SORT_DESC_ORDER:String = "sort2";
	}
}